Ibanez Acoustic Ukulele with Bag AUP10N-OPN

The Ibanez AUP10N-OPN is a tenor-size “ukulele/guitalele-style” acoustic instrument from Ibanez’s AU series.

🎸 Key features

Ibanez AUP10N-OPN

• Type: Tenor “piccolo acoustic guitar / guitalele-style ukulele”
• Top: Solid spruce
• Back & sides: Solid paulownia
• Neck: Okoume
• Fingerboard: Purpleheart wood
• Scale length: 432 mm (17")
• Nut width: 48 mm (wide, more guitar-like feel)
• Frets: 19
• Strings: 6 strings (nylon-style set tuned like a guitalele: ADGCEA standard)
• Finish: Open-pore natural
• Included: Gig bag

🎵 What it actually feels like

• More like a small travel guitar tuned like a ukulele/guitalele than a traditional 4-string uke
• Slightly wider neck → easier for guitar players, less cramped than normal ukes
• Very light and travel-friendly
• Open-pore wood gives a more natural, warm, slightly airy tone

🔊 Sound & use

From player feedback:

• Clear, bright tone with good separation
• Works well for fingerpicking and melodic playing
• Slightly quieter low-end compared to full guitars/standard ukes (normal for this body size)
• Best suited for:
  • Travel practice
  • Song sketching
  • Fingerstyle and solo playing
  • Beginners moving between guitar and ukulele

👍 Pros

• High build quality for the price
• Comfortable neck (guitar-friendly)
• Comes with gig bag
• Good for travel + practice
• Interesting hybrid tuning feel

👎 Cons

• Not a “traditional ukulele sound”
• Low volume compared to full-size instruments
• Not ideal for strong strumming projection or stage use without amplification

🎯 Simple summary

If you expect a classic 4-string uke sound, this is not that.
If you want a compact, travel-friendly 6-string nylon instrument that feels between guitar and ukulele, it’s actually one of the better Ibanez options in that niche.